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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kayukayu_com@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lot ttery <gift-500@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:16:17 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE WANTED.



WAYAN TNCLOPEZ WOODS FURNITUREJl. Gunung Mandalawangi No. 3Denpasar 80119Bali - Indonesia WORK WITH WAYAN KAYUKAYU WOODS FURNITURE COMPANY WHILE AT HOMEWe are manufacturer and exporter of quality handmade designer home interior and exterior rattan furniture, wicker furniture, outdoor furniture, indoor furniture and home decorative handicrafts and many items in Indonesia. Our unique and up to date furnitures are made from water hyacinth, banana, sea grass, abaca, rattan, synthetic rattan, teak, mahogany, block board and other local wood is manufactured to thestrong and highest construction standards to ensuring its comfort and durability. Our collections include living room furniture, Dining room furniture, Bedroom furniture, Patio furniture, Garden furniture and much more. We export only the highest quality around the world to wholesalers, retailers store and individual too. We invite you to browse our fascinating collections and look forward doing business with you and your company and we anticipate a mutually beneficial, long term relationship. We have reached big sales volume inthe European market and now are trying to penetrate the Northern American market and other part of the world. We ship fast and honestQuite soon we will open representative offices and authorized sales centers in North America and other part of the world and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact that despite the NorthernAmerica market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself. WHY YOU? Due to international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in Indonesia is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%. Thats why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our products in their locality and to resend the money to us, as our financier officer. This way we will save money because of tax decreasing. HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN? 7% - 10% from each sale/resale operation! For instance: you receive 100,000 USD to your bank account. You will withdraw the money and keep $7,000 (7% from $100,000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 7%, though later it will increase up to 15%! ADVANTAGESYou do not have to go out, you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earnup to $3000-$20,000 depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us. If you are interested in our offer, do not hestitate to contact us with the E-mail below:EMAIL:kayukayu_com@yahoo.com Respectfully Submitted Mr. JohnSmithWAYAN kayukayu WOODS FURNITURE, Jl. Gunung Mandalawangi No. 3Denpasar 80119Bali - Indonesia
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